tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post1503106839733077406..comments2024-03-28T04:21:38.923-05:00Comments on Teaching Teens in the 21st: You Guessed it....Close Reading!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-17207465230071655952014-03-03T10:50:52.489-06:002014-03-03T10:50:52.489-06:00I like the idea of using a much shorter reading to...I like the idea of using a much shorter reading to get them to understand the components of text marking better. Guess I'll be heading to that (fingers-crossed-that-it-isn't-broken) copier Monday morning!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313722484531417900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-4524404837771651352014-02-25T16:05:34.888-06:002014-02-25T16:05:34.888-06:00OK... I thought I did a good job with close readin...OK... I thought I did a good job with close reading, but after seeing this, I feel very inadequate and know I need to make my students do even more work! haha Great job!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118204814132341267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-17546517502427139032014-02-25T12:54:45.250-06:002014-02-25T12:54:45.250-06:00Girl....you ROCK at close reading!!!!! I do this, ...Girl....you ROCK at close reading!!!!! I do this, sort of, with literature, but need to do it more with expository works. Thanks for sharing all your awesomeness!!!<br />Stephanie<br /><a href="http://talesofteachinginheels.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Tales of Teaching in Heels</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-17661063922758380202014-02-24T21:36:07.555-06:002014-02-24T21:36:07.555-06:00Hi Mrs. L! My students were not thrilled at first,...Hi Mrs. L! My students were not thrilled at first, but I started slowly, with a SHORT article from a newspaper, or Scope magazine. It may work better to start them off doing this in partners, and then gradually have them do a full article, maybe having a focus question for them to use in asking questions or making connections? If you start with a high-interest article, such as an argument for why Cell Phones should be allowed in schools (even though they might be already at HS level) or School Uniforms, they may be more invested in the close reading? Let me know if it works out, and thanks for leaving a comment!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694327124308895246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274008745714785555.post-63726296195258701022014-02-24T21:24:03.412-06:002014-02-24T21:24:03.412-06:00This is awesome and very impressive! I teach HS ju...This is awesome and very impressive! I teach HS juniors and seniors and many are not at this level of close reading (though I try, I try....)<br /><br />They are used to reading (well skimming) something once quickly and moving on. It has been painful for many to SLOOOW down and read this in-depth, but it's good or them. Any tips or tricks for the students that really struggle or are super unmotivated to do this?Mrs. L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05062430970912652271noreply@blogger.com